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"Grandparenting" today
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I have three grandchildren, and my goodness me...they either make me feel old or they make me feel young. But I will say this, they certainly do keep the wheels lubricated - mentally and physically.7
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— 76-year-old grandmother |
Vanier Institute of the Family.
For information on contemporary family trends in Canada. Online:
www.vifamily.ca 
National Advisory Council on Aging.
"Seniors at work," Expression, vol. 18, no. 1, 2005. Online:
www.naca-ccnta.ca/expression/
18-1/exp18-1_toc_e.htm
"Successful aging," Expression, vol. 17, no. 4, 2004. Online:
www.naca-ccnta.ca/expression/
17-4/exp17-4_toc_e.htm
"Reconnecting the Generations," Expression, vol. 11, no. 4, 1998. Online:
www.naca-ccnta.ca/expression/11-4/exp_11-4_e.htm
Edwards, P. and M. J. Sterne. A Boomer's Guide: Intentional Grandparenting. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2005.
Lamontagne, L. « L'art d'être grand-parent » Virage, vol. 6, no. 3, Spring 2001. Online:
www.acsm-ca.qc.ca/virage/personne-agee/
etre-grands-parents.html
 Gilbert Barrette began his career as a teacher and principal. He was also the president of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Regional Board of Health and Social Services for 16 years. He served as an elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Témiscamingue in 2003-2004. He sat on the Standing Committee on Health and the Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs, and was a member of the Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force on Seniors.
Mr. Barrette and his wife Rita have three children and are the proud grandparents of six. |
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